Relates to vehicle inspection renewal notification; authorizes the commissioner to send via postal mail notification that vehicle inspection is subject to expiration, and the commissioner shall keep a record of such notification.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4835
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, BICHOTTE, COOK, BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT, ARROYO,
ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA, SIMON -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle
inspection renewal notification
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 304 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) (1) The department of motor vehicles shall notify individuals via
4 postal mail that their vehicle inspection is subject to expiration
5 before such expiration. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be
6 operated or driven upon the public highways of this state shall, except
7 as otherwise expressly provided, be contacted by mail or otherwise.
8 (2) The renewal notification shall contain: (A) a brief description of
9 the motor vehicle that has an inspection that needs to be renewed,
10 including the name and factory number of such vehicle, and such other
11 facts as the commissioner shall require; (B) the name and residence,
12 including county of the owner of such motor vehicle, and (C) such addi-
13 tional facts or evidence as the commissioner may require in connection
14 with the letter of notification.
15 (3) The commissioner shall register the notification sent regarding
16 such motor vehicle or trailer and maintain a record of such renewal
17 notifications and the addresses to which such notifications were sent.
18 (4) It shall be the duty of every owner holding a certificate of
19 registration to notify the commissioner in writing of any change of
20 residence of such person within ten days after such change occurs, and
21 to inscribe on such certificate, in the place provided by the commis-
22 sioner, a record of such change of residence.
23 (5) Inspection renewal notifications shall take effect on the date
24 determined by the commissioner.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (6) The commissioner may promulgate such regulations as are necessary
2 to effectuate the provisions of this subdivision, including provisions
3 for the recovery of the administrative costs of the program incurred for
4 each municipality.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
6 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
